Kesa (Buddhist Priest's Robe)
18th century (made)
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Buddhist priest's robe (kesa) of brocaded silk. The garment is made up from three and a half widths of silk. It has a pattern of colourful (red, pink, violet and green) flowers and butterflies in 1/2 twill on a gold 2/1 twill ground. Details are marked in gilt paper strips. The garment is divided by couched cord into a border and many rectangular compartments. There are patches of similar tissue with a salmon ground sewn onto the two lower corners (those in the upper corners have disappeared). The kesa is lined with three and a half widths of white silk with a 5/1 twill pattern of floral scrolls on a 2/1 twill ground. There is an interlining of white paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk with gilt paper, lined with silk and rice paper |
| Brief description | Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe), of brocade silk, Japan, 18th century |
| Physical description | Buddhist priest's robe (kesa) of brocaded silk. The garment is made up from three and a half widths of silk. It has a pattern of colourful (red, pink, violet and green) flowers and butterflies in 1/2 twill on a gold 2/1 twill ground. Details are marked in gilt paper strips. The garment is divided by couched cord into a border and many rectangular compartments. There are patches of similar tissue with a salmon ground sewn onto the two lower corners (those in the upper corners have disappeared). The kesa is lined with three and a half widths of white silk with a 5/1 twill pattern of floral scrolls on a 2/1 twill ground. There is an interlining of white paper. |
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| Accession number | T.1-1951 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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